East Jutland Police have been reported to the police for neglect following a case involving 17 dead dogs.

East Jutland Police has been reported to the police for violating the Animal Welfare Act.

This is stated in a report that DR News has seen.

The report has been filed by Amaja Loncarevic, a law student and vice-chair of Bully Care Union, an organization that provides legal aid and advice to owners of so-called "bully" dog breeds.

This follows a sensational case in which 17 dogs died after being forcibly removed by the police district.

"The report concerns an overall case progression which, in my opinion, provides grounds for investigating whether the dogs, through action or omission, were subjected to negligent treatment, inadequate care, and lack of veterinary treatment in violation of the Animal Welfare Act," the report states, among other things.

The case, which Jyllands-Posten has previously described ( https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE19411548/otte-hunde-doede-i-politiets-varetaegt-da-10-andre-blev-loesladt-doede-9-af-dem-inden-for-faa-doegn/ ), originates two years ago. At that time, 18 dogs were forcibly removed because, in the police's belief, they belonged to one of the breeds banned under the Dog Act.

The official veterinarian, as well as the boarding kennel(s) responsible for the animals, have also been reported by Amaja Loncarevic.

A DNA test later showed that this was not true.

However, something had happened during the two years the dogs were in police custody.

Eight had died at the boarding facilities where the police had placed them.

Nine died shortly after being released from the police on June 22 and were to be transported to the volunteer-run animal welfare organization GenbrugsMastiff and Bully Care Union.

According to Jyllands-Posten, the first dog collapsed 7 minutes after being driven from the police station in Randers.

One of the released dogs at the veterinarian. (Photo: © Bully Care Union)

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'It looks like no one has touched them in two years'

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Accompanying the transport was Amaja Loncarevic. She describes the dogs' condition to DR as incredibly poor when they were picked up at the police station.

"They had blue tongues and trouble breathing," she says.

She also describes how the dogs were missing teeth, had bedsores, fungal infections, poor nails, and muscle atrophy.

At the same time, their fur was falling out in clumps.

"It looks like no one has touched them in two years," says Amaja Loncarevic.

* Teeth from one of the released dogs. (Photo: © Bully Care Union)

* Claws from one of the released dogs. (Photo: © Bully Care Union)

* Multiple teeth (Photo: © Bully Care Union)

* Several of the dogs were also affected by fungal infections. (Photo: © Bully Care Union)

1 / 4 Teeth from one of the released dogs. (Photo: © Bully Care Union) 1 / 4 Claws from one of the released dogs. (Photo: © Bully Care Union) 2 / 4 Multiple teeth (Photo: © Bully Care Union) 3 / 4 Several of the dogs were also affected by fungal infections. (Photo: © Bully Care Union) 4 / 4

She describes the dogs' condition as affected by "kennel syndrome." That the dogs become so stressed that they simply become ill from it.

Is this due to poor boarding facilities or simply because the dogs were there for too long?

"It is, of course, a combination."

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The last dog is still alive

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After two days, only one of the 18 dogs was alive. Hjørdis.

"Psychologically, she is doing relatively okay, but is of course affected by having been in a kennel for so long. And her musculature clearly shows signs of not having been exercised," explains Amaja Loncarevic.

She believes that the entire case is an expression that the Dog Act is far from functional and puts dog owners in a vulnerable position.

The police are allowed to forcibly remove a dog solely based on its appearance – that is, if it looks like one of the 13 illegal dog breeds banned under the Dog Act.

It is therefore the owner who must prove that the dog is legal – for example, with a pedigree.

This can be difficult if the dog is a mixed breed.

Amaja with her own dog. (Photo: © Private photo)

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Police: Have only been at approved boarding facilities

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DR News is working on obtaining a comment from East Jutland Police regarding the police report.

In a statement to Jyllands-Posten, they say that the dogs were placed at various dog boarding facilities "with the necessary permits from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration," which has conducted inspections during the period the dogs were housed, the police write.

In the newspaper, East Jutland Police also state that they will not disclose where the dogs were placed.

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